>> jimmy: my thanks to tina fey, idina menzel, randy newman, once again, ladies and gentlemen, and the roots right over there. [ cheers ] stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thank you for watching. have a good night. i hope to see ya tomorrow! bye-bye! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> fred: from 30 rockerfeller plaza in new york it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- brian williams. naomi campbell.

music from the hold steady. featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and now, here he is, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: how's everyone doing? good evening. [ cheers and applause ] i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." let's get to the news. [ light laughter ] did everyone watch the oscars last night? [ cheers and applause ] great oscars. i thought ellen did an incredible job. there was a weird moment where john travolta -- [ laughter ] -- john travolta accidentally introduced idina menzel as adele dazeem. [ laughter ]

he also congratulated lupita nyong'o -- [ laughter ] -- on her oscar win, even though her name is actually pronounced cate blanchett. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] jennifer lawrence. i love jennifer lawrence. [ cheers and applause ] jennifer lawrence tripped and fell over a traffic cone -- [ laughter ] -- on the red carpet yesterday. well, they're saying it was a traffic cone. i think it might have been ryan seacrest. [ laughter and applause ] we don't know. we don't know. that's right. jennifer lawrence tripped and fell on the red carpet which means, that like her film "american hustle," she also lost to "gravity." [ laughter ] congratulations are really in

order to jennifer lawrence whose legs took home the oscar for least supporting of an actress -- [ laughter ] -- for the second straight year. two years in a row. [ applause ] matthew mcconaughey, incredible. [ cheers ] incredible year for matthew mcconaughey. he gave an ernest yet bizarre best actor acceptance speech with religious themes and references to himself and the future. mcconaughey pulled off a minor miracle. for the first time in years of watching him, i couldn't tell if he was super high or totally sober. [ laughter and applause ] in any case, in any case, i hope he's all right, all right, all right. [ laughter ] despite being on the other side of the country, justin bieber re-posted photos of his ex-girlfriend selena gomez at

the vanity fair oscar party with the caption, most elegant princess in the world. then he immediately tweeted, sorry, that was supposed to be a selfie. [ laughter and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] they say according to twitter statistics, the most tweeted about stars during last night's academy awards was jennifer lawrence and the star most tweeted about john travolta was jerfenal lordson. [ laughter ] jerfenal lordson. [ light laughter ] after accurately predicting a russian invasion in ukraine, sarah palin issued a statement in response saying, "i'm usually not to say 'i told you so.'" of course, that's mainly because she's never been right before. [ laughter ] that's the key to using the phrase "i told you so." [ applause ] is to tell them something and then the thing you tell them has

to be so. despite the fact that ukraine has been all over the news for the past few weeks, a survey found that 64% of u.s. students still couldn't find ukraine on the map. said vladimir putin, "and soon nobody will." [ laughter and applause ] nobody. now that marijuana is legal in washington and colorado. wedding planners in those states are starting to incorporate marijuana into wedding day plans. [ laughter ] so now the expression goes, something old, something new, something borrowed, something like sweet? [ laughter ] but also crunchy that's like not dry -- [ laughter ] -- because my mouth is already super dry. hey, what about a choco-taco? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this is interesting. i found this very interesting.

a new rule at mount everest requires climbers to bring down an additional 17.6 pounds of trash from the peak after years of climbing garbage has accumulated on the mountains. although, i'm not sure those skeletons appreciate being called climbing garbage. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] and apparently, you don't, either. [ laughter ] so it makes you and the skeletons in agreement. [ laughter ] in a blog post about arizona's recently struck down anti-gay law, tea party nation president judson phillips asked, "should a devout baker be required to bake a cake for a gay wedding that has a giant phallic symbol? or should a baker be required to create pastries in the shape of genitalia?" personally, i think he's confusing gay weddings with bachelorette parties. [ laughter ] they're not ordered by gay weddings. [ cheers and applause ] this cake's for a bachelorette party.

and finally, my apologies because this story is disturbing. a man apparently had sex with a hot pocket and is now advising others in his situation to use a condom. [ laughter ] well, hot pockets are advising other hot pockets to stay away from this man. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, the 8g band. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: how are you, fred? >> great, great, how you doing. >> seth: good. i'm doing great. you were in l.a. this weekend. you left here friday, got back this morning. you were in l.a. for? >> fred: the spirit awards. >> seth: that's great. was it a fun time. >> fred: i had a great time. >> seth: that's great. was it a fun time? >> fred: i had a great time. >> seth: that's great. that's great. you seem very busy to me, which is why sometimes i find it hard

to believe, these other side projects you keep people you are doing. because i feel like this show and "portlandia" and you are going off to the spirit awards, it seems like that should be enough. but then, i'm hoping you're not making this up, but somebody told me that you said you started your own clothing line? >> fred: yes, it's called the buddy system, and it's like a system of clothing where you use your buddy's clothes. but it's designed, you know, it's designed based on what they wear. so it's sort of buddy clothes. you talk to your buddy. you are like, "hey, i'm gonna have to borrow your design," and you just wear what they wear. >> seth: okay, now, fred, how is that a company? [ laughter ] like where do you get money in this? >> fred: right. [ laughter ] >> seth: so you haven't thought this through at all. >> fred: that's the part i keep bumping up against. >> seth: go ahead. >> fred: once it gets off the ground, it's like everyone will be able to, sort of, you know, use their -- design their buddy's clothes. [ light laughter ] >> seth: again, just to be clear, you're using a lot of words to say, like, you think people should borrow their friend's clothes?

[ laughter ] >> fred: it's based on the designs of. so it's not just borrowing their clothes, it's the designs of that, and they're gonna have it made, and you just have it in your closet, and that's what you wear. >> seth: so this is -- or the outfit you're wearing right now? i like it. i then take it and have it designed for me? >> fred: exactly. [ laughter ] >> seth: why? and again, i don't want to be a jerk about this. why wouldn't i just ask you where you bought it and then go to that store and buy it? >> fred: it's a little more personal this way. [ laughter ] there's a connection. >> seth: fred armisen, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] your clothing line the buddy system. i had a really great weekend after our first week of shows. i had a very strange saturday because it was my first saturday where there was an "snl" that i wasn't doing for the first 12 -- for like the last 12 and a half years. yeah, it was very strange and my wife and i decided we'd have people over for dinner. so we went to the grocery store

on saturday afternoon to go shopping and it was like super crowded because we were at a grocery store on saturday. and at one point i just like rolled my eyes. i said to my wife, i was like, "this is why i hate going to the grocery store on the weekend." she looked at me and she was like, "stop pretending you go on other days. [ laughter ] stop pretending you've been to the grocery store on a weekday." and it's true, because when my wife first met me, all i had in my refrigerator was mustard and champagne. [ laughter ] she said, "what kind of single person are you? you just like invite women over and you're like leave your inhibition at the door, maybe bring some soft pretzels?" [ laughter ] this is great. we had a great dinner party. my plan is i am not going to say up and watch "snl." then i was awake. the reality was i couldn't fall asleep. and i stayed up and watched it. it was so exciting to watch it as a fan again. i thought it was great. i was so happy to see it. i thought colin jost did an excellent job at "weekend update." cecily strong did a great job. [ cheers and applause ] so i'm so excited for saturday to be a thing where i can sit back and watch and enjoy it

again. that was great. this is -- so it's our second week of the show. it's been a really great experience for me and my staff and everyone working here at "late night," but the show -- i mean it's a show that's a work in progress. we have been tinkering with things here and there. for example, i love our theme song, fred wrote it, but this wasn't the first song that fred wrote for the show. fred, you want to play a little of the first song you came up with? >> fred: oh, yes. you guys wanna do it? 1, 2, 3, 4. ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> seth: real quick, whose idea was it for kim to play the trumpet? >> it was mine. i still think it's a pretty good idea. >> seth: all right. we also had our fair share of glitches and minor hiccups during the show itself. so one interesting thing about

the show is that this platform my desk is on moves mechanically from spot-to-spot, depending on what segment i am doing on the show. you probably haven't noticed it. which means it's a huge waste of money. [ laughter ] throwing it away. either way, when sophia bush was on the show, we had a small technical issue. i will show you that now. your show shoots in chicago. so, you are living in chicago. how do you like that? >> okay. >> seth: i'm sorry. my desk is moving -- in his defense. in his defense. the desk operator was incredibly drunk that day. now our audiences for the first week were fantastic, but if you watched thursday night's show, you would have seen a bit of a strange audience member during the monologue. see if you can pick him out. i just heard bud light is introducing two new canned margarita flavors. raspberita and mangarita. in other words, there goes book club. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ]

hello. >> hello. >> seth: we found out later, that man was a german tourist who just wandered onto our set. you may also not have noticed, but on tuesday night we tried out a different announcer. he wasn't right for the show. he definitely brought his own style. let's take a listen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hey, from the big building in new york city, i guess it's "late night" with seth meyers. okay. who are the guests? okay, came west who? russell wilson from uh, i think sports. the six, the g's and a band tonight. craig barviston. and here he is. take him or leave him, jeff beyers. yeah. it opens up, he comes out smiling. hey, who are you doing? it's me, big man. hey, i don't know what to do. hey.

he's gonna tell jokes now. [ laughter ] >> seth: sure. sure. [ cheers and applause ] he got my name wrong. but, he was also really bad at everything else. [ light laughter ] now, that we've shaken off that first week rust, i think things are gonna be a lot more smoother from here on out. so thanks for sticking with us. we have a great show for you tonight. brian williams is here. [ cheers and applause ] also joining us, super model naomi campbell. [ cheers and applause ] and we'll have more from the hold steady. one of my all time favorite bands. [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] you know, you know who takes great photos these days? everyone. with advanced camera phones and apps like instagram, we can all look like artistic geniuses. for example, here's a picture of me from yesterday. let use the valencia filter on this.

just like that, i'm 15% cooler. [ laughter ] we here at "late night" started to come up with some filters of our own. for instance, here is a picture of the beautiful new york city skyline. now, if we just apply the beijing filter to it? [ laughter ] that would be considered a clear day in beijing. [ laughter ] oh, this is a nice one. i really like this one. it's a picture of a young man at his college graduation. now, let's see what happens when we use the mom filter. [ laughter ] her finger's in the shot. [ applause ] every time. when you use the mom filter, it's in the shot every time. next, we got a picture of one of our writers. okay, that's amber there. now, let's use the new van gogh filter. this is going to be a beautiful impressionistic, painting. [ laughter ] nope, just missing an ear. all the van gogh filter does is take an ear away. incredibly lazy. incredibly lazy. [ applause ] this next one is a picture of a dog. interestingly, about 80% of instagram looks exactly like

this. [ light laughter ] let's see what happens when we use the paris filter. [ laughter ] that's how french guys stay so thin. i like this one. [ applause ] here we go. we got a picture of a parking meter. let's use the shia labeouf filter. [ laughter ] that, my friends, it's art. now it's art. [ applause ] next up, we have three friends hanging out. okay. now, let's throw on the college brochure filter. [ laughter ] there you go. it makes it a little more diverse. [ applause ] i wonder what they would look like if they were studying abroad? there you go. [ laughter ] here's a picture of my friend rebecca from high school. and let's see what happens when we use the facebook filter. and she's engaged. [ laughter ] i bet that will get a lot likes for old rebecca. [ applause ] and finally, here's another picture of a group of friends.

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♪ >> seth: welcome back. as i mentioned earlier, the 86th annual academy award were last night. and just like other shows, we sent a correspondent to cover the event. welcome our entertainment reporter, becky. >> hey, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] lots and lots of oscar news for you. >> seth: well, i cannot wait to hear your oscar report, becky. >> and i can't wait to give it to you! [ laughter ] but before i do, just promise me you won't get mad. >> seth: sorry? >> promise you won't get mad. >> seth: i promise. >> so i left the hotel with every intention of going to the oscars. >> seth: you didn't go to the oscars? >> so i was on the way to the oscars and i saw a california pizza kitchen -- [ laughter ] and i just had to stop!

because when in california --. >> seth: they have california pizza kitchens in new york. >> mm-hmm, seth. really? i only eat california pizza kitchen in california. boston market in boston and mcdonalds in ireland. [ laughter ] >> seth: well, it's super weird that you said it with a scottish accent. what's wrong with you? >> mad boys. >> seth: all right. >> anyway, i got to california pizza kitchen and the most amazing thing happened. >> seth: what's that? >> i met bradley cooper! >> seth: all right. during the oscars, during that -- >> i know. >> seth: you met bradley cooper at a california pizza kitchen. i find that hard to believe.

>> mmm, okay. then how do you explain me walking up to the guy saying, "excuse me, are you bradley cooper?" and then him, after a long pause, saying "sure." hmm? [ laughter ] >> kevin: that wasn't bradley cooper. >> hmm, i thought you'd doubt me, seth. so i asked him to join me. bradley. >> whoo! what's up, seth? [ laughter ] what's up, babe? it's me, bradley cooper from "america's hustle." [ laughter ] >> what do you say now, seth? >> seth: name one more movie you have been in, bradley? >> umm -- >> mm-hmm. >> well, there's that one where the "hunger games" girl and i, we have a death -- i mean dance contest called -- >> seth: "silver linings playbook"? >> linings playbook! yeah, yeah, yeah. that one. yeah, that's it. [ light laughter ] >> seth: becky, i know you just went through a breakup. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: and we sent you to the oscars to cheer you up. >> mm-hmm.

>> but getting fake bradley cooper isn't going to solve your problems. >> it's good for me, man. 'cause i'm not the fake bradley coooper. >> seth: hey, buddy -- >> hey, i have a name, man! it's kyle. dammit! i'm gonna go. >> seth: all right. >> bradley! no! >> seth: give it up for entertainment reporter, becky. we'll be right back with brian williams right after this. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ almond breeze almondmilk

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my first guest is the anchor of the highest rated nightly news program in the country. please welcome my friend, brian williams. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: how are you? >> this is unbelievable. >> seth: it's unbelievable. we've known each other a long time. i don't think neither of us knew it would come to this. >> but how about the roots. >> seth: i know. they've been -- [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: great. wait. did fred tell you he was in the roots now?

>> well, yeah. just in the hallway. just now. >> seth: oh, fred. you have to stop being dishonest. >> he said, "i am a root. never been prouder." and he did one of these so i figure -- [ laughter ] >> seth: he's got a real problem. he's got a real -- >> i've watched every show. i have not believed a word he has spoken thus far. >> seth: he's an unbelievable source. he's very unreliable. >> a book author, a story-teller. it's all crap. [ laughter ] and i love fred. i've loved fred for over a decade or more. >> seth: we always say that, like, you guys are probably the best friends we know. >> yeah. i mean, there are family members who don't love fred as i love fred. >> seth: that's true. >> but just lies on top of lies -- [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. it's a problem. >> congratulations. >> seth: thank you. >> first of all, between your set and jimmy's, we tried to order wood for some home construction. there's no more wood. >> seth: there's no more wood. [ laughter ] there's a lot of wood. >> woodrow wilson could not place a wood order right now in the city of new york. >> seth: they said, they asked me, they said "what do you want on your set?" and i said fire trap. >> it's unbelievable. it's treated with a carnauba and

it's lovely. you watch something five straight nights. i got really no life at home. [ laughter ] and there appears, there is a keyhole in the front. is this a cabinet for something? what are you really going to keep here? >> seth: here's the thing. once you're a guest from the -- you get a key. >> we got a big flat screen at home. >> seth: right. >> but i wonder what we will keep in that cabinet. >> seth: we don't know yet. but probably some sort of a small game. >> okay. sure. [ laughter ] >> seth: by that, i mean, like quail. >> i could not see -- [ laughter ] >> seth: i don't mean scrabble. i mean quail. >> i couldn't be happier for another individual. yeah, i don't need to tell you. in our family, you are like family. >> seth: yeah 'cause we live in an olive garden. >> seth: that's true. [ laughter ] >> but we love you and your wife. >> seth: thank you. >> and this is like, i mean, who else, how many years were you doing snl? >> seth: 12-and-a-half. and we met early on. i hope you remember our first meeting 'cause it's forever burned in my soul. >> stamped. >> seth: 'cause you were a "nightly news" anchor.

we hadn't met. you have a lot of gravitas. this is before i knew that you were the funniest guy in the building. if you weren't a news anchor, he would be a comedian. if i wasn't a comedian, it would be a bad thing for news. [ laughter ] >> right. >> seth: so you -- i was dressed in a chicken suit. and i was walking down the hallway to do this chicken sketch and you were coming the other direction. and we'd never met before. and you had this look of seriousness. and you passed me and do you remember what you said to me? >> living the dream. >> seth: living the dream. [ laughter ] that's what he said. living the dream. [ cheers and applause ] >> that is absolutely true. >> seth: never forget it. >> yeah. >> seth: and so here we are. we're here now. and now you have some, speaking of family, you have good news. your lovely daughter, allison, got engaged. >> she did! last week. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: she's actually going to be a guest on the show tomorrow. and i intend to talk to her about it. but i would imagine you would be a slightly intimidating father-in- law. >> well, i'm so anxious to meet this guy. >> seth: yeah, well. [ laughter ] >> he's a lovely guy. they love each other. there is no objection anyone could raise in the world.

>> seth: that's great. and had you been invited to the wedding? >> well, no. they want just the money. [ laughter ] >> seth: it's a small money. just them and the money. >> just some pigs in a blanket. >> seth: so you got back from sochi. you were in sochi. >> yeah. not to brag. >> seth: now i heard -- >> not to brag. >> seth: you obviously heard beforehand it was a nightmare. some people came back and said it was nowhere near as bad as people said. what's your take? >> down where we were, there were two olympics. there was the mountaintop venues and the coastal cluster, which sounds like something a cream would clear up. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> we were down at the coastal cluster which basically meant bulldozed pre- existing buildings. it had the ambiance of, like, an industrial park or repurposed airforce base and we worked nights. again, i don't like to brag. we went on the air at 3:30 in the morning. >> seth: mm-hmm. >> in russia. so it was an easy-peasy two weeks on the psyche. [ light laughter ] on the body. >> seth: what was the room service situation at 3:30 in the morning?

>> well, this was interesting. a lot of things were interesting about the trip. some things are kind of no matter how modern we get inherently russian. my wife was a russian major. she went over and studied there and knows the place well. i would wake up because it's -- i don't have a drinking problem, but we had to drink, we had to sleep. [ laughter ] >> seth: maybe you do. a lot of people say a good sign of a drinking problem is when you use drink for other words. >> anyway, as i was drinking -- as i was -- i don't drink, which is the funny thing. we had to get to sleep by the time the sun came up or we were cooked for the day. >> seth: right. >> so with the help of mr. sleeping pill, we would go down. we would wake up at like two or three in the afternoon. i would call the front desk looking for some breakfast 'cause it's my morning time. >> seth: right. >> so i would call and be polite and say, "do you have maybe a danish or a croissant. something i could just --" [ russian accent ] "it's not possible" [ normal voice ] is the national expression. [ laughter ] "just something -- maybe

something light and not the brown bread." [ russian accent ] "it's not -- it's not possible to have breakfast right now." [ normal voice ] breakfast was at breakfast time?" and they just -- the fact that we were working shifts, 24/7, i had costas on my floor. >> seth: oh, that's a problem. [ laughter ] rubber gloves. >> oh my god! i took purell shower three, four times a day. the poor guy. >> seth: yeah. >> 'cause we were with him down in the little lounge. they would set up a tv where you can watch tv from home and you could watch olympic coverage in primetime in the states until you had to go to sleep for the night. so bob came down that last night before he was just down for the count. and i was so full of empathy. for him, it's what election night is for me. it's something you study for for years and i just, i could not heal him. and it was disturbing to him. i was watching him fade from my grasp -- [ laughter ] and then, the other eye went and

then there was, like, police tape, russian red army guards in front of his room. >> seth: here's costas bumping around the lobby. nobody helping him back to his room. >> that poor guy. no one puts more into this than him. it really is his election night. and so, we'll get him again when we go to rio for the summer games. >> seth: that's good. real quick before we go, you are obviously, a beloved newscaster. highest rated nightly news program. yet, recently, today it came up online -- a video of someone who might not be a huge fan of yours. let's take a look at that real quick. >> you watching the news? you watching the news without brian williams? uh-oh. there he is. there's brian williams. [ baby crying ] dude, what's wrong? you don't like brian williams? oh! let's turn it off. let's turn that off. uh-oh.

it's brian williams. [ baby crying ] [ laughter ] he's gone. he's not on, it's just a hurricane now. [ laughter ] >> seth: you are not appealing to the younger demo. what happened? >> it's disturbing. as a father of two, first of all, he's being goaded by the dad. >> seth: yes he is. right. >> unless, you know, diane sawyer put a baby in front of the tv and is using a low voice. [ laughter ] >> seth: that is -- i think that would be beneath her. >> "he's a terrible anchor, isn't he?" [ laughter ] i don't think that's happened. >> seth: yeah, i don't think so. i think you can win him back. >> in my defense, and we may have to use network television time on my broadcast to talk about this. we have a video another nice family has sent us of a golden retriever who no matter what is going on in the house, sleeping, eating, our theme comes on, my voice comes on -- right into the den. he is a fantastic viewer. [ laughter ] does none of this complaining. >> seth: right. >> so i think, you know, life is about counterbalance. >> seth: that's true. that's true. >> it's about choices really.

>> seth: i would keep maybe "most popular with dogs" out of the commercials. [ laughter ] >> maybe. well, i'm not talking about making a commercial. i'm talking about doing it in the body of the newscast for america. >> seth: there you go. there you go. >> this hurts my feelings. >> seth: i get it. i get it. well, i, no matter what that kid says, i think you're number 1. thank you so much for being here. >> back at 'cha, brother. >> seth: you are a great friend. it's great you're being here. [ cheers and applause ] nightly news with brain williams airs weeknights on nbc. we'll be right back with super mom naomi campbell. brian williams, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what does everything mean to you? with the quicksilver cash back card from capital one, it means unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you purchase, every day. it doesn't mean, "everything... as long as you buy it at the gas station." it doesn't mean, "everything... until you hit your cash back limit." it means earn 1.5% cash back on every purchase, every place, every occasion, all over creation. that's what everything should mean.

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so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: our next guest is one of the most beautiful women in the world. you can catch her season two reality show "the face" beginning wednesday at 10:00 p.m. on oxygen. please welcome naomi campbell. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: it's so lovely to see you again. >> lovely to see you always, seth. >> seth: i can't believe this is true but we actually did a modeling shoot together. >> we did! >> seth: i have a photo of it. >> the publication, it wasn't a bad one, was it? >> seth: it was. we did "vogue." we did the september issue of "vogue" together. i have a photo. [ cheers ] right here.

it's one of my favorite pictures of all time. because everyone looks like a model and i look like an accountant. [ laughter ] and the other thing i want to point out, which is, like, it's a fall picture. but you were topless here. >> was i? >> seth: yeah! you were! you were covering -- >> that's a -- you're right. you're right, you're right, you're right. >> seth: and i was standing above you topless and i spent the whole time being a gentleman -- >> there's nothing to see! >> seth: that i ended up with a neck crick. [ light laughter ] 'cause the whole thing was like, "that's lovely and then what else have you been doing?" but it was really fun. you were very helpful because i obviously do not have any modeling experience and you have so much modeling experience. >> oh, we loved you! >> seth: yeah, it was really fun. after every shoot, the photographer would come out and would like, primp this person. primp this person. >> and the photographer was the one and only stephen mizell. >> seth: thank you very much for remembering that. >> i can never forget it. >> seth: he was lovely. >> i wouldn't be here without him. >> seth: he made me feel very at ease. >> yeah. he's great. >> seth: so you have this show, "the face." >> i do. >> seth: it's the second season. >> season two. >> seth: and, now here's my question. >> yeah. >> seth: so like, on a show, on a singing show, people come in and they have talent. >> right. >> seth: and then people teach them to be better at singing. >> yeah. >> seth: it seems to me like your face is your face. [ light laughter ]

>> aww, okay. that's so not fair. >> seth: no, that's good. so that's what you -- >> that's so not fair. >> seth: but no. that's why i want you to educate us. >> so yes. it's called "the face." so what we do, we do a casting. we get down to 12 girls, finalists. it's myself, anne v., and lydia hearst and nigel barker's the host. and we basically have teams of four. so we put them through challenges. and their quite tough. i mean, with big brand names. and these brand names are the ones that judge them. so we have the model coaches. >> seth: yeah. >> and we, you know, i mean, i will push my girls. if i see the ability that they can get there through blood, sweat and tears, i'm pushing them. because otherwise, the team that loses, one girl goes out. >> seth: right. >> and i don't like to lose. >> seth: so you have to -- yeah, you look like someone who doesn't like to lose. i'm going to be honest with you. so like, what's something a model would be doing that you would say, like, "you could be doing that better?" >> it's really -- it could be just her stance. it could be her attitude. it could be that she's just not involved or engaged. >> seth: right. >> it could be anything that, you know, when you got a group of four or three, you need them all to be on the same level of energy and passionate about

wanting to win the challenge. and each doing their role to make that happen. like a jigsaw. so when one's off, it messes up for everyone. >> seth: but there is a situation where someone might just have a face where no matter how hard they work, it's not going to be good. [ laughter ] so like, you get somebody who walks in, i might not have the best face, but i really want this. >> okay but the thing is, as a model mentor and as the executive producer, i can never think that and i can never say that. i want it to make the best of all the girls we have because this show really is about them. >> seth: right. >> and the one girl that actually wins, she becomes known nationwide right after. >> seth: right. >> she's working for a huge brand. it couldn't be a better step for her career. so i mean, you know, i think that "face." >> seth: that's good. no, no. i'm like, look. i'm just saying, 'cause i feel my face only looks good from one side. so you're giving the other side of my face -- >> well, we all have our sides. i mean, i thought mine was meant to be that way but i don't know. i told i'm meant to be to my right.

what do you think? well, what's yours? what side is yours? >> seth: let's see. this way is good and then this way -- see, you are already -- really? >> you look younger this way. >> seth: do i look younger this way? we're going to have to reblock this whole set. [ laughter ] so you've, you always do modeling forever. your whole life? >> oh thanks a lot. no, 28 years. age of 14. >> seth: i said your whole life. that could have been 21 years. >> oh, okay, okay. >> seth: is there and you haven't done that you would like to do? >> there is. there's something that you used to do that i would like to do. >> seth: what's that? >> where you just came from? >> seth: you would like to do "saturday night live"? >> yeah. >> seth: you would like to host "saturday night live"? >> absolutely. >> seth: that'd be great. do you do voices? do you do accents? >> everything. >> seth: you do everything? do you do impressions? >> yeah. >> seth: who can you do? >> i'm not going to tell you. [ laughter ] >> seth: this is very -- i like how coy you're being with it. well i will say you did tell me that i sound very funny on the premier of "the face." we have a clip. this is you with the 12 girls? is it 12? >> 12. absolutely. >> seth: so it's episode one. you take the 12 girls.

you have them in bryant park and you give them their first challenge. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: and let's show this clip. >> hello, girls. we are thrilled to be here with you today. we saw something special in all of you. something called the "it" factor. before we can build you up, we have to strip you down and we want to see you at your most raw and see exactly what we have to work with. so in front of us and this huge crowd, you're going to walk this runway with confidence wearing nothing -- but -- underwear. >> seth: i want to watch it now. [ applause ] i -- i once saw a guy if bryant park in just his underwear but -- [ laughter ] i do not believe he was competing on a modeling show. i think he was just a guy in his underwear. >> i mean, honestly, when they actually came out in their underwear, that's part of the confidence factor. you can see if you're dressed in, like, furs, and you know,

tons of sweaters and sweatpants. they were very confident but it's like you don't even see that. >> seth: when i'm in my underwear, i have no good side. [ laughter ] that i can guarantee you. season two of "the face" premiers wednesday at 10:00 p.m. on oxygen. [ cheers and applause ] stick around for the music from the hold steady. naomi campbell. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] if you're struggling with bipolar depression, there are treatment options. ask your doctor if once a day latuda, lurasidone hcl, may help you. in clinical studies, latuda has been shown to be effective for many people struggling with bipolar depression. latuda is not for everyone. call your doctor if you have unusual changes in mood, behaviors, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. elderly dementia patients taking latuda have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor

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♪ loosen your grip it feels so incredible let the city live your life for you tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ never been tired it's a big city doesn't matter enough salted rims and frosted mugs it's a big city ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: thank you to the hold steady. their new album "teeth dreams" will be released on march 25th, but it's available to pre-order now on itunes. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ >> carson: hey guys, welcome to "last call," i'm your host carson daly. tonight, we've got another great one for you. first, we've got some music in the form of kaiser chiefs at the el ray, which is always awesome. and singer-songwriter noah gundersen in our snapshot. but, we kick things off with a very funny podcast that takes on issues related to women's rights, gay rights, and pop culture in general. it's the brain child of erin gibson and bryan safi, the hosts of "throwing shade." take a look. >> the superbowl happened, and both of us watched the